Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
(Note, the developer publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
Relationships
Parent process
Child process
wltrysvc.exe
| MD5: | 13b0a570e1ae451c92da550085d72cf3 |
| SHA1: | 90ff5128e6c983e8365ef882f4145036fa803dfe |
| SHA256: | 4c67f000ee65b3b1df17d228c93e9f2d3e13eab2fd125806a16f70ff365097ac |
What is wltrysvc.exe?
bcmwltry.exe is part of the drivers of the Broadcom Wireless Network Tray Applet and is required to enable the 802.11g/a/g on the host. This comes bundled with the Wireless LAN adaptor and occupies the system tray. It is used to configure the settings of the adaptor including the IP address, gateway and DNS.
Overview
wltrysvc.exe runs as a service under the name DW WLAN Tray Service (wltrysvc) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Dell Wireless WLAN Card Utility published by Dell Inc. and Dell Wireless WLAN Card Utility published by Dell Inc..
Details
| File name: | wltrysvc.exe |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\wltrysvc.exe |
| Size: | 32.5 KB (33,280 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows Console |
| Entropy: | 6.033284 |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 7.1 |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
“The Dell Wireless WLAN Card Utility enables you to do the following network task; Manage your wireless networks and create network connection profiles (Wireless Networks tab). Connect to available networks (utility icon in notification area). Find out which broadcasting networks are in range and search for nonbroadcasting networks (Site Monitor tab). In the utility, you can open the Wireless Network Wizard to connect to a basic network ...”
Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'wltrysvc' (DW WLAN Tray Service)
- wltrysvc
- 'wltrysvc' (Dell Wireless WLAN Tray Service)
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00000082% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000082% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 9 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 6,803/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 1.3 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 3.28 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 1.52 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 1.3 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 22.12 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 24.67 MB | |
| Working set: | 1.71 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 3.3 MB | |
| Page faults: | 975/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 16 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 2/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 4 | |
| Handles: | 51 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\dell\dell wireless wlan card\wltrysvc.exe" "C:\Program Files\dell\dell wireless wlan card\bcmwltry.exe" |
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | wltrysvc |
| Display name: | DW WLAN Tray Service |
| Description: | “Provides automatic configuration for the 802.11 adapter using the Broadcom supplicant.” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
30.56% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
27.78% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
13.89% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
8.33% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
5.56% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Basic |
5.56% |
|
| Windows Vista Ultimate |
2.78% |
|
| Windows Vista Business |
2.78% |
|
| Windows XP Professional |
2.78% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 90.63% of wltrysvc.exe.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
89.47% |
|
| Lenovo |
5.26% |
|
| Alienware |
2.63% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
2.63% |
|
